The Best Homemade Sloppy Joe’s

Today I am sharing a slightly healthier version of my family’s sloppy joe recipe with you. These are the best homemade sloppy joe’s because they have so much flavor. The flavor of the meat doesn’t get lost in the gluten free bun.

Do you know what else I love about this recipe? It helps to break away from the old stereotypical school cafeteria food. Did you grow up with that goopy meat on a hamburger bun at your school? Ick! This sloppy joe recipe is a FAR cry above that old cafeteria yuck!

Keep reading down and don’t forget to watch the video that I made to show you how easy this sloppy joe recipe is to make :-).”

What kind of meat is best for sloppy joes?

The beauty of this sloppy joe recipe is you can use many kinds of meats, or even vegetarian or vegan meat substitutes for this recipe! The secret is in the sauce!

Ground turkey

Ground beef

Ground chicken

Ground pork

Meatless crumbles

Which is your favorite? Use that one!

For this recipe, I used ground turkey. My husband and I are trying so hard to eat more lean meats at meal time…you can’t tell this is turkey meat. This sloppy joe meat is moist and delicious!

You get the awesomeness of grandma’s sloppy joe sauce recipe…and it tastes amazing!

You can see in this picture all of the good stuff inside this sloppy joe recipe. If you like vegetables, feel free to add more in! These are the best homemade Sloppy Joe’s!

Vegetables that would be delicious include:

Carrots

Peas

Broccoli (yeah, I am weird but it tastes good!)

Winter squash like butternut or acorn squash

What kind of bread is best for making this easy Sloppy Joe recipe?

In this gluten free recipe, I used rolls made by Shar. There are a lot of fabulous gluten free hamburger bun brands out there now. Even Trader Joe’s has them!

For the best price on Schar rolls, our local Walmart has them. They are almost $2 cheaper at Walmart than other stores! It pays to shop around!!

Here is that video I promised that will show you how easy this Sloppy Joe recipe is to make!”

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This is one of those recipes that sounds at first like it shouldn’t work, but everything about it ends in a tasty and moreish easy to make dish. Just perfect for a comfort food sofa meal on a cold winter night.

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